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Chapter 222 - Kentucky alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment law
222.508 Entities required to refer individuals to certified or recognized recovery residences -- Consideration of certified or recognized residences by courts -- Eligibility for state and federal funding.

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222.508 Entities required to refer individuals to certified or recognized recovery residences -- Consideration of certified or recognized residences by courts -Eligibility for state and federal funding. After June 30, 2024: (1) When referring an individual who is in need of recovery residency services, the following individuals and entities shall only refer individuals to a recovery residence that has provided the cabinet with proof of certification by a certifying organization as required by KRS 222.502(1) or that is recognized as part of the Recovery Kentucky Program administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation: (a) State agencies; (b) State-contracted vendors; (c) Political subdivisions of the state; (d) Health care providers who are licensed in the Commonwealth; and (e) Behavioral health providers who are licensed in the Commonwealth. (2) When making orders or recommendations that an individual under its supervision receive recovery residency services, any court of the Commonwealth shall give first consideration to recovery residences that have provided the cabinet with proof of certification by a certifying organization as required by KRS 222.502(1) or that are recognized as part of the Recovery Kentucky Program administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation. (3) Only recovery residences that have provided the cabinet with proof of certification by a certifying agency as required by KRS 222.502(1) or that are recognized as part of the Recovery Kentucky Program administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation shall be eligible to receive state funding and, to the extent permitted under federal law, federal funding for the delivery of recovery residency services in the Commonwealth. Effective: June 29, 2023 History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 5, effective June 29, 2023.
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